Moving settings from .htaccess t yhost.conf - failed so far

Hi there,im an admin on a fairly large board, and i am under the impression that moving rewrite from .htaccess to vhost.conf will improve general performance. I´m not, however, 100% sure why this would be a good thing, just read what others say about it.

I know there has been a lot of writing on this, but i just could not figure this out by reading, so i have to ask.Anyway. There is some other stuff on the server, so i can not go httpd.conf with this, it has to be vhost. k, so i copied the htaccess data, and pasted it into vhost, find it below.

1. First error was rejection for RewriteBase /vb. This path must be wrong in some way, but i realy don´t know how. Please advice.

Server error message:
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Syntax error on line 16 of var/www/vhost/mysite.info/conf/vhost.confRewriteBase: Only valid in per directory config files
[FAILED]]
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My line 16 is: RewriteBase /vb

After that nothing seemed to be working.

Best regards,
Franke
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php_admin_flag safe_mode off
# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.RewriteEngine On
# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path# to your root vB folder (i.e.RewriteBase /forums/)

RewriteBase /vbRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.infoRewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.info/vb/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap|api\.php)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

Hello ,

You have error in your code. Please check [How to] Setup www.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com (www vs. non-www) - With .htaccess 301 redirects for the correct redirect rule.

Well, ok. But that didn´t realy tell me much, so please if you have a moment, try to explain.

I was under the impression that it was .htaccess OR vhos. This suggests both, so im a little confused. Futhermore, i read another instruction, suggesting that everything from .htaccess should go to vhos.

Mistake?

It depends on your server. usually it's httpd.conf
[How-to] Move .htaccess rules into httpd.conf from WHM - Blogs - vBulletin SEO Forums

Ok, i see. So if i put the pasted code in my vhost, is it likely to work?
Or do the red parts (or any other part) also need any modificion? The green part was present when i started my modding quest.

Best regards,

//Fredrik
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<Directory "/var/www/vhosts/mysite.info/httpdocs">
php_admin_flag safe_mode off
</Directory>


RewriteEngine On


RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.info
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.info/vb/$1 [L,R=301]


RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]


RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap|api\.php)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]


RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

The rules should be within the Directory tags. Randomly out in the open is invalid.

Perfect. But are they correct?

Hello Fredrik,

Yes, they are. To be more specific, use this:

<Directory "/var/www/vhosts/mysite.info/httpdocs">
php_admin_flag safe_mode off

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mysite\.info
RewriteRule (.*) mysite.info - Mysite Resources and Information.vb/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap|api\.php)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

</Directory>